Blue Jays star Vlad Guerrero Jr. leaves game vs. Pirates early with apparent hamstring injury

Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Monday’s matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates early with an apparent hamstring injury.

Guerrero was pulled late from the game after the sixth inning with what the team called left hamstring tightness. Further specifics are not yet known, though Guerrero had been openly complaining about his hamstring throughout the night at PNC Park.

After a base hit in the bottom of the first inning, Guerrero was spotted pointing at his hamstring and saying, “malo” toward someone in the dugout. That translates to “bad” in English.

Guerrero remained in the game after that, and made a wild play at first where he did the splits to make a catch and complete the play, which couldn’t have helped any. He popped right back up after that play and jogged off the field.

Guerrero had an RBI in his two at-bats of the night before he was pulled from the game. The severity of his injury is not yet known.

The Blue Jays entered Monday’s contest with a 73-52 record, which has them in first in the American League standings just barely ahead of the Detroit Tigers. They’ve got a five-game lead over the Boston Red Sox in the AL East standings, too. Monday’s game was the first of a three-game series with the Pirates in Pennsylvania.

This post will be updated with more information shortly.